pruner
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Then use a hand pruner for small jobs or a string trimmer or hedge clipper for larger plantings.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Newhouse maneuvered an extendable pole pruner around a branch; with a pull of a string, the blade snapped shut, and the bag fell.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
Chances are her arsenal includes a dinged-up trowel, a dull hand pruner and garden gloves with gaping holes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2016
"He was nice but he was depressed," said Eugene Hernandez, a tree pruner staying at the shelter.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2015
If no response be heard, it is considered that assent has been given, and then, after spitting three times, the pruner begins his cutting.
From Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century by James Napier
To harvest, wait until after the first light frost, which will sweeten their flavor, then pull hips off the plant or clip them using scissors or pruners.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
I get such a rash from tomato foliage that in addition to using pruners, I wear gloves and long sleeves when tending to the plants.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
Use a clean pair of pruners to cut about a quarter-inch below the node at a 45-degree angle.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
Felco No. 2 hand pruners are a Swiss-made classic, the crème de la crème of garden pruners and, lately, hard to come by.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021
He had his gloves and Great-Uncle Jim’s special pruners.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
